Jorge Bonilla
@BonillaJL • 22,607 subscribers
I bomb atomically. Husband of one, father of two. 🎙️Host of "El Show", weekdays from 2-5/E on X, @radiolibre790 🖊️ News Analyst @newsbusters. Psalm 146:3
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WATCH: NBC's Kristen Welker addresses the Platner sexting scandal within the panel discussion at "Meet the Press". Fmr. Rep. Val Demings dismisses it all as she goes into her set piece, is absolutely COOKED by Stephen Hayes KRISTEN WELKER: Val, I want to ask you about another controversial candidate for Democrats. You talked about Maine, Graham Platner. I’m going to just read from my notes because I want to get it right. He’s faced a series of controversies, including past posts about sexual assault, a tattoo that resembled a Nazi symbol that he had covered up right before he ran, by the way, and now sexually explicit texts with other women despite being married. Does Graham Platner pose a headache for Democrats? VAL DEMINGS: Well, let me go back to Texas for just a moment. Cornyn was a beloved candidate beloved by Republicans in Washington and in Texas. I’m not sure that candidate flaws matter as much as they used to. Millions of dollars were spent to save Cornyn. Didn’t work. Paxton won by a landslide. But the bottom line is Platner, he’s a combat veteran, has served in multiple tours of duty, an oyster farmer. And I believe that sends a message to voters that he understands the working class, had to go to work every day. I think people are so worried about the future right now they’re going to look at, “Do I feel like this candidate is going to fight for me and what I care about?” If Maine believes that through all of the controversy, as we just saw with Paxton, Platner will win. STEPHEN HAYES: But this is where– this is where people, normal people watching this at home, are so frustrated with the level of toxic partisanship where we’ve got somebody who they have to defend. You’ve got Democrats who are defending Graham Platner, who are calling him a good and decent man, and arguing that the guy with the Nazi tattoo, “We really need him because he has to beat Susan Collins,” one of the most bipartisan members of Congress in the past couple decades, who voted to convict Donald Trump. “But it’s so important. We have to have Graham Platner. We have to have somebody who savaged military veterans, said that a military veteran who was being shot at deserved to die, who’s blamed rape victims for their own assaults.” And you’ve now got a Democratic Party rallying around somebody like that?
Jorge Bonilla360,854 views • 7 days ago
WATCH: Jill Biden blames The White House's medical team for missing Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis RITA BRAVER: So is it a big change? You were in The White House and you are living kind of a quiet life in Delaware? JILL BIDEN: Well, it's not exactly a quiet life. I mean, we are still doing a lot of things, writing, traveling, speaking. But then we come home and this is our peaceful place, let's put it that way. BRAVER: But there has not been a lot of peace for the Bidens. Just four months after leaving office, President Biden was diagnosed with an aggressive form of stage four prostate cancer that had traveled to his bones. BIDEN: Yes. BRAVER: How is the president doing now? BIDEN: He is doing well. But it was a shock. I mean, Rita, honestly, I can remember getting the diagnosis, and it was just, it was shocking. BRAVER: Do you think that someone, when he was in The White House, should have discovered it, given him a test? BIDEN: Well, you know, the doctors said that according to the American Urological Association, that men over 70 don't need a PSA, a blood blood test anymore because it's a slow-growing cancer. I have to say, Rita, I do feel we had amazing care in The White House, but somehow that was missed. BRAVER: So you're a little bit tense when it comes to his health, huh? BIDEN: I don’t know if the word is “tense”, but I’m vigilant.
Jorge Bonilla312,522 views • 7 days ago
KIMMEL DEFENDS THE JOKE: "I said, 'our first lady Melania's here, look at her, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow. Which, obviously, was a joke about their age difference- and the look of joy we see on her face every time they're together. It was a very light roast joke about the fact that he's almost 80 and she's younger than I am. It was not by any stretch of the definition a call to assassination."
Jorge Bonilla2,022,875 views • 1 month ago
WATCH: It took the sexting allegations for the Sunday shows to finally cover Herr Oystergruppenführer Graham Platner. This exchange between CNN's Dana Bash shows why. Bash takes three passes at the allegations, with Kim dodging all. Finally, Bash asks about the Nazi tattoo, likely the first time an elected Dem has been asked. Kim again dodges, comparing Platner's Totenkopf tat to Bob Menendez' gold bricks. DANA BASH: I want to ask you about the Senate race in Maine, and the Wall Street Journal and New York Times reporting that last August, Democrat Graham Platner wife told his campaign about sexual text messages she had found between her husband and other women early in their marriage, and they were married in 2023. The Times says Platner exchanged messages with as many as a dozen women, and his campaign said no, It was up to six. In a statement, Platner's wife said she feels betrayed by the ex-campaign aide, who revealed the information, and that the couple went to counseling. Do you have concerns about Graham Platner? ANDY KIM: Well, first I'll say is, you know, I've been very much focused on the crisis in my home state, so I haven't been able to focus as much on this. But right now, you know, this information is out there with any campaign in the country. You know, the character and the transparency about the different candidates is going to come out. That's part of a campaign. And the voters will decide what it is that they ultimately think in terms of their ability to trust those candidates. BASH: What do you think? KIM: Well, look, right now for me, like I have not met him. I've never talked to him yet. But what I am- what I do hear from people in New Jersey around the country is that they don't trust this U.S. Senate right now, led by the Republicans as we are about to go back into session this coming week, and what they are pushing on is, you know, 60 to $70 billion more for ICE, for CBP, for immigration. They want that stopped. BASH: So do what it takes to elect Democrats, regardless of questions like this? KIM: From my standpoint, you know, I will work with whoever the people of Maine elect, but I hope that they elect somebody that is going to stand up to this president, work with me to be able to fight back against all these dangers. BASH: Yeah. One of your fellow Democrats, Jake Auchincloss, said that because of other red flags, including the fact that Platner had a tattoo with Nazi origins that he later covered up after that came out, Auchincloss said that Platner’s tattoo and his commentary about it were disqualifying. Do you agree? KIM: Well, look, like I said, this is up for the voters of Maine. You know, in New Jersey, I stood up against my previous senator who was indicted for corruption. I felt like that was something where we had to draw a line, you know, and we will make these decisions as they come. But again, I think right now, what I'm overwhelmingly hearing from people is that they are terrified about the trajectory of this country, that so much is at stake, especially as a senate majority that could very well put 1 or 2 more Supreme Court justices into the Supreme Court under for Donald Trump, these are real concerns, and I think there needs to be unity that we need to make sure we're focused on the change that the American people are demanding. BASH: Senator Andy Kim, thank you so much for being here. KIM: Thank you so much. BASH: We really appreciate it.
Jorge Bonilla202,133 views • 7 days ago
WATCH: After former Rep. Patrick McHenry calls out Graham Platner's Nazi SS Death's Head tattoo, senior Sandernista Faiz Shakir tries to explain away as "skull and bones, not a Nazi tattoo." PATRICK McHENRY: But the issue in Maine, just like in Texas, is they have an unvetted candidate. And it turns out the guy with the Nazi tattoo turns out to be a pretty bad guy in Maine, which is to the benefit of… FAIZ SHAKIR: A tattoo that was skull and crossbones, not a Nazi tattoo. McHENRY: Okay, we can quibble about whether or not how Nazi the Nazi tattoo was. JON KARL: He did have the tattoo removed or whatever. I mean, but yeah. SHAKIR: So- but this is emblematic of his problems and Maine voters will have a say about it.
Jorge Bonilla158,075 views • 7 days ago
ABC actually aired a USAID employee's description of the scramble as DOGE rolled up to the office, and their hurried removal of woke iconography a la the documents burning scene in Downfall: "Department of Government Efficiency was in the building. We started -- we took down our pride flags, we took down- I took out any books I felt would be incriminating. No one was talking, We heard they started taking transcripts automatically of all of our Google meets. We -- they unplugged the news in the little kitchen galleys. It didn't feel good. And then Saturday, all of the websites went down. And then I lost complete access to my computer."
Jorge Bonilla10,359,354 views • 1 year ago
WATCH: Jill Biden says she had to walk out of the room after Kamala Harris pressured Joe Biden to endorse her immediately after dropping out of the 2024 presidential race RITA BRAVER: So he decided that it was- he was going to drop out. JILL BIDEN: That’s right. BRAVER: It was Sunday, July 21st, 2024. Before your husband made the announcement. he called Vice President Harris to tell her what he had decided, and you said almost as soon as he gave her the news, she demanded that he endorse her right away, and he- he, I mean, did you think something was off about that? BIDEN: You know, I'm sure she thought about it. You know it wasn't like a call out of the blue. I'm sure with everything happening at that time it had to cross her mind so I think, um, I think that's what- BRAVER: When you said it was back and forth because she wanted him, um, to endorse her at the same time he announced that he was dropping out and he wanted to just make the announcement of the dropout first, right? BIDEN: Oh yeah, sure. BRAVER: And you said you even walked out of the room because it was- got too tense maybe? BIDEN: Well, it was just, I'm telling you, it was so hard. I mean this is what Joe had worked for all his life. He loved being a statesman. Um, he loved the job of helping the American people and to give it up. I mean Rita, he did it for over 50 years of his life. That's a long time. And so at some point when all of this is going on. It gets a little overwhelming, and yes, I had to walk out.
Jorge Bonilla92,052 views • 7 days ago
WATCH: CBS's Tony Dokoupil completes his editorial to close out the West Coast Evening News broadcast. In a minute and a half, he runs through what the other nightlies omit- that China is going through the suck worse than the U.S. right now. The media hall monitors will surely throw a fit about it tomorrow. TONY DOKOUPIL: Finally, tonight from Taiwan: as President Trump and China's Xi Jinping prepare to meet, you will hear a lot about American decline and the rise of a powerful new China. The Chinese certainly believe it. But is it true? Xi’s China is a marvel by many measures, is- is the world's second largest economy, producing almost 30% of the world's manufactured goods. They have high speed rails that put the Acela to shame. And China has lifted millions of its citizens out of poverty, making things like the iPhones in your pocket and mine. And yet, America remains the innovation hub of the world. Made in China, yes; but designed and invented in the U.S.A. New drugs, new discoveries, new inventions, new space missions. Xi boasts of the country's industrial might, and it's impossible to deny that fact. China's population is in decline, though, well below replacement rates. Unemployment is high with millions in rural provinces living in poverty, and massive housing complexes that now sit empty. Most importantly, and perhaps I'm stating the obvious here, none of these problems are a topic on the Chinese evening news. In fact, pessimism itself is forbidden on the Chinese internet. The freedoms we have, they simply do not. That's another day in America and the world. I'm Tony Dokoupil, live from Taipei, Taiwan. Good night.
Jorge Bonilla306,164 views • 25 days ago
WATCH: The Sunday shows immediately cover the rape allegations against U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell. Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy describes how he tried to get rid of Swalwell since the Fang Fang days. JON KARL: We don't have much time left, but I wanted the- the allegations against Eric Swalwell, which have not been independently confirmed by ABC, he's denied them all- but serious sexual misconduct allegations. And now you have a, you know, an army of Democrats, uh, abandoning his, uh, his campaign for governor. He was the leading candidate, uh, Democratic candidate for governor. And now he's facing calls to drop out from people like Nancy Pelosi. KEVIN McCARTHY: Listen, let me be very clear. I tried to get rid of Swalwell six, eight years ago when I got the briefing, when I became leader with the FBI- Nancy Pelosi was in the room. I turned to her and said, how can you keep him on Intel? Intel is a select committee that only the leaders put on, that you know all the secrets that the members do not. I made a motion... KARL: But- is this about sexual misconduct allegations or… McCARTHY: It was a combination with the Chinese spy and it led to all that. Every member in Congress knows not to- not to let any young staffer get around Swalwell or Matt Gaetz. It- it’s- it's not a secret there. There's a reason why you didn't want those two people around. He was the leading candidate for governor. He probably could have won the primary and gotten there. But this all came forward. And these young women deserve justice. DONNA BRAZILE: I agree… KARL: Donna, should he drop out? BRAZILE: His campaign is in a free fall right now, with top staffers leaving. And let me just say this, as someone who knows at least one of the victims that have come forward, I’m very concerned. KARL: Thank you, Donna.
Jorge Bonilla669,295 views • 1 month ago
WATCH: NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas also did an item on the Pelley firing, not the syrupy sendoff we saw from CBS TOM LLAMAS: It is one of the biggest news shows in this country, and its marquee reporter has been fired. 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley is officially out at CBS News and he’s firing back tonight at the network leadership that pushed him out. Erin Mclaughlin has the latest on the turmoil from the top rated show. SCOTT PELLEY: I’m Scott Pelley. ERIN McLAUGHLIN: Tonight, longtime 60 Minutes veteran correspondent, Scott Pelley, is firing back after being fired by CBS. Pelley saying CBS executives are lying about why he was let go from one of the top-rated shows in America. The longtime CBS reporter had blasted the new top producer of 60 Minutes and CBS News leadership in a staff-wide meeting, saying they are “murdering” the storied newscast. Pelley then met with top executives including the network's controversial editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, who said that despite attempts to engage with him they weren’t able to find a way back, after she says he broke the newsroom's foundation of trust and respect. Pelley also accusing management of wreaking havoc on the show and instructing him to inject falsehoods and bias into politically sensitive stories, as parent company Skydance’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery awaits approval from the Trump administration. The ticking clock at 60 Minutes has been around for 58 years and near the top of the ratings for decades. DYLAN BYERS: What we’re really looking at is 60 Minutes’ gold standard of journalism, the most popular news program in America for over half a century, fundamentally being completely redone, rethought, restructured. McLAUGHLIN: Bari Weiss, founder of a conservative-leaning website, was brought into the network to change things up. She cleaned house at 60 Minutes, getting rid of the show's top producers. And with four full-time correspondents recently out only three remain, including the legendary Lesley Stahl, who is yet to speak publicly about the chaos at her show. LLAMAS: All right. That was Erin McLaughlin.
Jorge Bonilla40,366 views • 4 days ago
WATCH: Jen Psaki and Ben Rhodes hopelessly seethe at the indictment of Raúl Castro, to whom their boss personally offered his limp wrist in 2016. Note the gigantic lie about what causes scarcity in Cuba and note the multiple gratuitous potshots at the Cuban exile community. JEN PSAKI: Okay. I just want to start with the- the video that Secretary of State Marco Rubio put out today in Spanish. It was a Spanish-language message. What do you think? Who is the audience? What is he trying to achieve for this video? What did you make of it? BEN RHODES: Well, you know, Jen, as you remember, I negotiated the normalization of relations with Cuba, including with Raul Castro, directly. Traveled to Havana with you and President Obama in 2016. So I've thought a lot about this. That video was extraordinary in its hubris, tone,-deafness and hypocrisy. I think the audience for that video was not the Cuban people, most of whom probably won't even see it. The audience was kind of Rubio's own political base. The more hardline Cuban Americans, mainly in south Florida, who have wanted there to be a regime change since the Bay of Pigs invasion, when this was last attempted in the Kennedy administration. And just very quickly to go through it, the absurdity of it. Look, I'm not here to defend the Cuban government, but the reality is the scarcity in Cuba is not because its leaders stole some money from the people. It's because there's been an embargo for decades that denies basic goods and denies Cuba access to the international financial system. And because there's been a full blockade on Cuba for months, which has denied them fuel, which has led to power shortages, which has killed people, because if you cut off power to hospitals, people die and children are malnourished. Second, the absurdity of him talking about the corruption of billions of dollars being stolen at the same time that Donald Trump, his family and his cronies have been looting literally the American treasury or leveraging American power to get billions of dollars in crypto companies. Nobody believes that this is some earnest anti-corruption agenda. And then lastly, do we really think these people are credible in delivering messages about human rights and democracy as they dismantle human rights and democracy at home? No. So this is about power. This is about treating the Western Hemisphere like our empire. And it's about something that no Americans, other than that small political political base of Rubio’s is interested in, which is yet another regime change operation.
Jorge Bonilla146,438 views • 18 days ago
INTENT: Here's Don Lemon admitting he turned the camera off so as to conceal critical details of the conspiracy to violate Cities Church's First Amendment Right to free exercise of religion DON LEMON: So…they’re getting the operation together. Again, this is an operation that is secret- that they invited folks out. Can’t tell you what is going to happen but you’re going to watch it live unfold here on The Don Lemon Show. There are…this…for this reason…looks,,,for this reason…it may look like MAGA-coded but there’s a reason they have so many white people here, I’m just going to be honest. It’s because of the- what they’re- the operation that they’re doing today. It’s important to have allies, as they said, white allies here. So…that is what I could say. I TURNED OUR CAMERA OFF FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY’RE GIVING SOME CRITICAL INFORMATION HERE. But…there we go. Everybody’s ready to go.
Jorge Bonilla886,725 views • 4 months ago
.Scott Jennings: I expect to get fired every day. This is a tough business. And if I were Jimmy Kimmel, I mean, I'm surprised that a guy who once wore blackface and caused large-breasted women to jump on trampolines lasted this long in the media business to begin with. He was long past his sell date, and the fact that he couldn't realize that and was going down this road of partisan hackery being unfunny and demonizing half the country, that's wild.
Jorge Bonilla1,776,075 views • 8 months ago
WATCH: Omama-era DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson praises the operation to rescue the downed F-15 polit and weapons officer, calls it "more complicated than the Bin Laden operation." JEH JOHNSON: This operation for the first pilot and the second pilot is a remarkable exercise, demonstration of U.S. military courage, technology, power. I would encourage the president and the secretary of defense, consistent with operational security, share as much of that with the American public so that the American public can appreciate what goes into- this kind of operation was more complicated than the Bin Laden operation, for example. KRISTEN WELKER: Wow. That’s saying something.
Jorge Bonilla330,313 views • 2 months ago
WATCH: Scott Jennings shoots down former MSNBC host John Avlon's Iran hypothetical with history: JOHN AVLON: Let's try to imagine what you would say if a Democratic president attacked Iran suddenly without making a case for war to the American people. That, you know- and did it without any allies, the problem is... SCOTT JENNINGS: You seem to be mistaken about my views on Iran. I think they're butchers and terrorists. I think we're seven presidents too late. I'd have been happy for anybody to drop anything but pallets of cash on them, John. AVLON: I think- I think the Islamic Republic of Iran is a force for evil, and obviously it can't be allowed to be a nuclear power. JENNINGS: Congrats. Welcome to the party.
Jorge Bonilla194,455 views • 1 month ago
Today I learned 250 million people died at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Jorge Bonilla1,596,328 views • 11 months ago
WATCH: Scott Jennings WRECKS the entire panel over the SAVE Act
Jorge Bonilla500,098 views • 3 months ago
